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    Frugalpac sells world’s first paper bottle machine
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Frugalpac sells world’s first paper bottle machine

    British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has secured the first customer for its paper bottle machine, which makes the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first and only commercially available wine, spirits and olive oil bottle made from recycled paper. Canadian packaging firm KinsBrae Packaging has agreed a deal to buy the first Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine – called FBAM-1 and install it in Canada. Canada is already selling wine in the Frugal Bottle through its LCBO stores
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    Smurfit Kappa’s eFlower portfolio helps e-commerce sales bloom
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Mar 27
    • 2 min

    Smurfit Kappa’s eFlower portfolio helps e-commerce sales bloom

    Smurfit Kappa’s eFlower portfolio is helping customers to capitalise on the growth in demand for e-commerce flower orders which emerged during the pandemic. The customisable portfolio includes nine sustainable packaging solutions ideal for shipping bouquets and potted plants. One of the eFlower portfolio’s stand out products is the Wow Bloom Box which creates a positive unboxing experience, alongside increased brand perception, making it an ideal e-commerce solution for onlin
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    New and improved fashion packaging for Oh Polly
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Feb 17
    • 3 min

    New and improved fashion packaging for Oh Polly

    As an online retailer, Oh Polly’s packaging is a crucial part of its e-commerce strategy. Back in February 2020, the company had its first meeting with the Smurfit Kappa team as it was up against several issues with its current packaging. The first was that the print quality varied greatly – meaning that the boxes arrived showing different shades of the core brand Pantone colour. The company was keen to ensure that the packaging was uniform, as it showcases brand continuity.
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    Strykk-ingly good luxury drinks packaging
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Feb 17
    • 3 min

    Strykk-ingly good luxury drinks packaging

    Recently established non alcoholic spirits brand Strykk is the brainchild of Alex Carlton from Funkin Cocktails. Alex is a bar world veteran with over two decades of experience under his belt. Back in September 2020, Alex was in need of help with his drinks packaging and came across the Saxon Packaging website. Since then, Emma Bishop, internal sales coordinator at Saxon Packaging, has been working closely with Alex and his team to create the perfect drinks packaging solution
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    1HQ exciting design for food supplement range
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jan 19
    • 2 min

    1HQ exciting design for food supplement range

    ‘Proactive health seekers’ are a collective of Gen Z and Millennial urban dwellers, often with high or disposable income, who prioritise health more than other generations. They are also the hottest target group for many contemporary brands right now, and the audience for a new Dole wellness product designed by 1HQ. This new brand is ‘The Secret Nature of Fruit’ (TSNoF). 1HQ worked with Dole Sunshine Company to create and craft the new supplement brand ‘The Secret Nature of
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    Estrella Galicia showcases its most sustainable packaging yet
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jan 19
    • 1 min

    Estrella Galicia showcases its most sustainable packaging yet

    Premium Spanish beer brand Estrella Galicia has secured a nationwide listing with Sainsbury’s and launched into 336 stores nationwide. The listing will showcase the brand’s new visual identity and more sustainable packaging through 4 x 330 ml packs and 660 ml bottles of Cerveza Lager. The new sustainability measures adopted include a 12% reduction in bottle glass, thereby preventing almost 10,000 tonnes of waste during the production process each year, as well as the use of F
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    Old Norse legends inspire winner of O-I Design Awards 2021
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Old Norse legends inspire winner of O-I Design Awards 2021

    A young British designer has won the 2021 O-I: Expressions Design Awards with an entry inspired by old Norse legends. The awards challenged young designers to create innovative and appealing brands in glass which tackled a very real issue faced by spirits owners – how to convey both premium brand cues and enhanced sustainability. Rebecca Edwards, who works for Hunter Luxury Packaging, received her award at the Packaging Innovations Show in London. Her design created a drinks
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    Parkside creates a beau-tea-ful compostable solution for Bird & Blend
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Parkside creates a beau-tea-ful compostable solution for Bird & Blend

    Flexible packaging specialist Parkside has revealed details of its new collaboration with tea company, Bird & Blend. The sustainability focused project sees the creation of a new range of innovative compostable packaging for Bird & Blend's range of loose tea. The eco friendly packaging, designed and developed by Parkside, uplifts the sustainability credentials of Bird & Blend's diverse array of award winning loose tea products. Operations director at Bird & Blend, Matt Hendon
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    Pollard solution ensures sustainable luxury for premium brands
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pollard solution ensures sustainable luxury for premium brands

    Pollard Boxes has created a range of exclusive limited edition gift boxes for luxury British skincare brand Elemis, which are being sold in the recently opened boutique in Harrods. An essential part of the brief was that the boxes delivered stand out presentation packaging for these premium luxury products while providing a sustainable pack format, being fully recyclable and containing no plastic, foam, or magnets. Each box and lid – designed by Sibling & Co, with structural
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    BellaGiada creates standout luxury pack for Pearse Lyons Distillery
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    BellaGiada creates standout luxury pack for Pearse Lyons Distillery

    BellaGiada, a new name in the market for the design and supply of highly innovative and exquisite packaging solutions for leading global brands, has recently created standout packaging for a limited edition single malt from renown Dublin based distiller, Pearse Lyons. Entitled the Liberties Lantern, the luxury pack is modelled on the actual Pearse Lyons’ distillery – the renovated St James’ Church and its signature glass spire, located in the centre of Dublin’s historic whisk
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    Emmi good day launches new AR enabled packaging
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Emmi good day launches new AR enabled packaging

    Swiss milk processor, Emmi, alongside multinational food packaging and global leading packaging company, Tetra Pak, have launched a new augmented reality (AR) connected experience accessed via its smart packaging. Created in partnership with digital experiences studio, Appetite Creative, the AR enabled experience looks to encourage healthy, happy and positive lifestyles among customers. Designed for Emmi good day by Tetra Pak, the new sleeker Tetra Stelo Aseptic 1000 packagin
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    The Label Makers works with Spirit of Manchester Distillery
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Label Makers works with Spirit of Manchester Distillery

    The Label Makers’ impressive track record of providing leading spirits brands with striking, stand out labels continues, as it works with Spirit of Manchester Distillery to launch a new spiced botanical rum called One-Eyed Rebel. More known for its core gin range, this has been the distillery’s first foray into the rum category, which is set to grow by 9% in the UK this year, with flavoured and spiced rums being the biggest growth drivers. In creating the distiller’s vibrant
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    Sustainable packaging for Paula’s Choice
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sustainable packaging for Paula’s Choice

    Paula’s Choice has been disrupting the beauty industry for years, boasting smart, results driven formulas and transparency throughout the brand to ensure that customers are well informed about their choices. For the past few years, Paula’s Choice has been trading with Smurfit Kappa Benelux, with excellent results. In February 2021, the company partnered with third party logistics provider Walker’s Logistics, which helped it to navigate UK sales – both from the Paula’s Choice
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    From single use plastic to fully recyclable
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    From single use plastic to fully recyclable

    Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard and has an award winning portfolio of some of the world’s best known and revered single malt and blended Scotch whiskies. It is a long standing partner of Smurfit Kappa Composites, and the two companies have collaborated for many years on innovative packaging that enhances the brands and its sustainability credentials. This latest project demonstrates how a strategic partnership approach delivers ongoing value thr
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    Plastic to paper: the eco packaging revolution
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Plastic to paper: the eco packaging revolution

    Smurfit Kappa Food Contact Packaging provides some advice... Consumers are becoming more sustainable: a YouGov survey concluded that a huge 69% of respondents thought that companies should be required by law to create environmentally friendly packaging – even if it meant them paying more for the goods. Meanwhile, the same survey found that 46% of people actually feel guilty about the amount of plastic they currently buy. And while on the whole the nation has focused on plasti
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    Wild Radish: an elegant packaging solution
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Aug 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Wild Radish: an elegant packaging solution

    Determined to deliver a sophisticated take on make at home recipe boxes, e-commerce brand Wild Radish pours a love of good food into everything it does. Launched during the Covid lockdowns, the boxes are designed to bring a touch of luxury to the market, slowing down and emphasising the joy of cooking, not just eating. Of course, from an e-commerce packaging perspective, that presents a problem. A more everyday brand can take a few dents in its boxes, or ingredients thrown to
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    pladis boosts sustainability through fully recyclable EnviroCan
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Aug 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    pladis boosts sustainability through fully recyclable EnviroCan

    pladis, the global snack company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, has been on a mission to substantially reduce its environmental impact by updating the packaging of various products to more ecological alternatives. This is part of the company’s sustainability agenda, which reflects its commitment to making all its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. Most recently, pladis has made steps forward to move toward more paper based solutions
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    Niche Cocktails make a splash with e-commerce packaging
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Niche Cocktails make a splash with e-commerce packaging

    The first lockdown in March 2020 was certainly a surprise – and a hurdle – for Niche Cocktails, which had just launched a canned cocktail business. The original goal had been to sell in the trade space, marketing to pubs and hotels so its drinks could be sold in bars. Stay at home orders obviously put this on hold. Not to be deterred, the founders decided to pivot the business, shifting their attention to the D2C consumer space – especially as drinking at home was on the rise
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    Wooden effect presentation boxes for Community Playthings
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • May 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Wooden effect presentation boxes for Community Playthings

    Community Playthings create quality wooden toys and furniture for nurseries and primary schools. They required quality presentation boxes to house their beautiful wooden toys and spoke with Denmore Press about what could be achieved. Denmore used a wood inspired material to reflect their brand and built a hinged lid over a paperboard box with a magnetic closure using Winter & Co's Napura Khepara Walnut, a thermoreactive board that looks like wood. They even gave the logo an e
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    A mix of total happiness
    David.PackagingSolutions
    • May 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    A mix of total happiness

    MOTH (Mix Of Total Happiness) is one of the latest canned cocktail brands to emerge from Greater London. MOTH has the goal of turning any preconceived idea about canned drinks on its head. It has recently celebrated the launch of a range of ready to drink (RTD) cocktails. In December 2020, Samuel Hunt, co-founder of MOTH, got in touch with Saxon Packaging for some bright and bold, 12 x 150 ml shelf ready packaging (SRP) boxes for the exclusive launch into Waitrose stores acro
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